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The TAYLOR County Tax War.

LOUISVILLE. KY, Aug 5.-The effort to COM
promise the fight over the Taylor county rail-
road tax. made in a conference between the
citizens commission and the bondholders
lawyers, has failed. Marshal Gross returns
this afternoon to Campbe,lsville, to continue
the levies. The last hope of an arncable adjust
ment is gone and a riot seems inevitable. Two
more mandamuses have just been issued by the
Circuit Court, to Judge Bass, of Taylor
county. to lay an additional tax of 80 cents on
the 800. to pay interest amounting to So, 06S on
the railroad bonds, and another to Judge
Towles, of Green county, to lay 81 on each
800, satisfy an execution for $2l, 065.
bonds issued for the same road over which Tay
lor county is involved The first sales will be
made about Aug. Is. A big crowd will be pres
ent from Green county. we'll as Taylor
county, and collision between the crowd and
the buyers for the bondholders will occur when
the buyers try to remove the property.
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are of Great Value.

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AIIotments of Indian Lands.

WASHINGTON. Aug. 6.-The Secretary of the
Interior has, so far, appointed only seven agents
to supervise the allotments of lands in severaity
to Indians upon that number of reservations
There are about sixty-six reservations where al
lotments are to be made under this law, but in
many instances the necessary surveys have not
been made by the General Land Office. On many
of the reservations the Indians not prepared
for the allotment Of the lands and they will be
left until the work the other reservations is
completed. 1t is not probable that any more
agents will be appointed, as those recently COM
missoned can be sent to other reservations to
superintend the allotment of lands as soon as
they complete the work where they now To-
Gated.
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KENTUCKY LAW-BREAKERS.
Exciting Scene in the Courtroom at More
head-Witnesses Ambushed and Killed.

MCREHEAD, KY. Aug. 5.-A great sensation
was created yesterday in court by a war of
words and determinations between d. B. Logan
and T. t. Young. In the examination as to the
competency of grand jurymen Boone Logan
exasperated by z. T. Young. Logan took
up the question. and in answer to Youngs re-
marks that his Boone Logansl character need
ed investigation replied: ''And as for you, sir,
have undoubted proof of your actions for the
last ten years that will hang you" Pistols
were drawn among friends of both sides and
many an ominous click heard resounding
through the courthouse; but the cooking of the
rifles of the soldiers on guard was heard to
echo along the wooden walls of the 6imsy build
ing. An order to load was heard from the out
SIDE and the sound of the muskets told the ex-
cited crowd that the first move on the part of
either party would be followed by deadly fire
from the troops.
A horrible ARRAY is reported to have taken
place Yesterday at a place called Dry Creek.
nine miles from this place John Taylor, Tim
Keeton, John Vance aud Elliot Martin were on
their way to court here as witnesses at this
term. They were met by a gang of men. masked
and armed. They were halted and their bust
inquired into. They refused to tell, when
the maskers opened fire on them and after
wounding John Taylor and John Vance. and
killing Elliot Martin, they rode off. No reasons
assigned for the killing save that these
mems evidence would have damaged somebody
connected with the late murder of the young
hOganS- Inc soldiers slept IN their clotneS last
night. The feeling is at blood heat. The strain
is very great and important developments are
expected.
LOUISVILLE, Aug. "a Courier-Journa1
special says: All is now quiet at Morehead
with prospects of Immediate further trouble
Another dispatch from a responsible party at
Morehead says the report of trouble at More
head on Thursday, sent out from Lexington,
was canard, and that there disturbance
or killing of any kind. The business of the
court is progressing quietly and trouble is not
anticipated
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INDIANA ANDILLINOIS NEWS
The Daily Chronicle Of Happings of All
Kinds in the Two States.
Daniel Drew Held for the Murder of Mackessy
Workman Falls Ninety Feet-Church
Wrecked by nd-Storm-Gleanings.
INDIANA.

Drew Has q Preliminary Examination and
Is Held for the Murder of Mackessy.
Special the Indianapolis Journal.
LAFAYETTE Aug. 5.-The preliminary exam
nation of Daniel Drew for the murder of John
Mackessy closed to-day The prisoner
manded to Jail without bail. The testimony of
Officer Chas. Hasty, who made the arrest, was
that Drew at first denied all knowledge OF the
deed, but the officer informed him that the man
was not hurt and had gone home, whereupon
Drew said Mackessy had sent him after beer
and had taken advantage of drunken woman
Mrs Drew, and that he tried to kill them both
and had returned to the house to finish the job
Drew was asked to make a statement, but his
counsel bade him hold his peace. The officers
do not think there is ything in the story about
Mackessy and Mrs Drew and believe that the
deed was but the outgrowth of too much whis-
ky. Mackessy a powerful man physically,
and must have been disabled at the outset by
blow from a heavy shovel. He was then dragged
out Of the house and heated with the Ratchet
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ATown Almost Destroyed.

KANSAS CITY. Aug 5.-Milbrook Graham
county, twenty miles north of here, was almost
destroyed about shutdown yesterday, by a
straight wind coming from slightly west of
north The place contains about five hundred
inhabitants. Only one house, a residence.
capped serious damage One person, boy three
years old. was killed, and about twenty five in
iured. Some sustained broken limbs, but only
one of the in jured is likely to die. This is W. B.
Keithfeld, q furniture dealer, of Wakeeny.
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GALVESTON, Aug "a special to the News
close of a concert in the suburbs of the town a
deadly encounter occurred between seven or
eight white boys the side and ten or
fifteen negroes on the other. The negroes pro-
voked the fight by hating the writes and draw
ing their pistols. Forty fifty shots were ex-
changed at very close range OF the negroes
jeff Simons was shot through the heart Porter
Anderson was mortally wounded; Tom Thorn
received bullet in his shoulder; Levi Anderson
received several slight wounds. Giles Holton
was the only one of the whites injured. He re-
ceved slight wound in the hip and a danger
Gus one in the teg
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Henry George and the Socialists.

New YORK, Aug. Sin to-days Standard
Henry George says: at is necessary that the
platform to be adopted by the United Labor
party convention which is to meet at Syracuse
On the 18th should firmly and clearly define the
position of the party with relation to socialism.
This 10 rendered necessary by the organized en-
deavor of the state or German socialists to i'm
press their peculiar views on the party-au en-
deavor that has become notorious that any
disposition to evade the issue, whether or not
the United Labor party in6orses those views
would give it's enemies specious pretext to
make the charge that il does.
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Inflammation no Be sought Abroad.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5.-Secretary Whitney
has decided to send Ensign George w. Street
abroad to take a course of instruction in hull
designing It is understoodthat Ensign
Street will be given four years foreign in
struction. At the end of the first year he
is to receive appointment assistant
naval constructor. Secretary Whitney also
proposes to send several of the assistant engin-
GERS to Paris to undergo an advanced course of
instruction in machinery designing. 1t is under
stood that Assistant Engineer Albert W. Stahl
is the first of his corps to be selected to go
abroad.
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Destructive Prairie Fires.

JOLIET, Aug. 5.-After the prairie fire which
ragged all day yesterday in the vicinity of Man
haitian had been got under control, it broke out
afresh down the railroad and burned over one
thousand acres One house destroyed In
some places the flame was from twenty to thirty
feet high, and the running blaze average of
ten feet high. The fire went faster than a man
could run. Everybody turned out to fight the
fire, which was finally subdued near Mattson. A
large area was burnt over, and in the woods the
fire is still burning.
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General Notes.

WASHINGTON, Aug Sat quarter before
5 o'clock this afternoon the four young sons of
the King of Siam, who accompanied Prince
Devawongse to this country, called at the White
House, in company with Chief Clerk Brown, of
the State Department and had pleasant inter-
view with the President
Acting Secretary of State Porter to-day for
mally presented to the President the newly &C.
credited minister from Siam, Krom Luange
DevawoDgse Varoperakar.
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it is desirable to encourage the immigration of
that class OF settlers. The Minister of Justice
strongly opposes the introduction into the coun-
try of such a sect Referring to the matter, the
News says 1.-THE experience of the American
government in dealing with the people of Utah
ought make government extremely
cautious about insisting the observance
of our laws at the outset the only condition
on which their presence will be tolerated If
they once obtain n local ascendency and are
able to manage things their own way, it will be
a matter of great difficulty to assert the suprem-
acy of law
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Lot s. Bayiess.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
Fort WAYNE, Ind, Aug 5.-A private tele-
gram received this morning announces the death
of Lot S. Bayless. at Benton Harsor. Mich,
after long illness. He was eighty-six years OF
age. He was one of the pioneers of Fort
Wayne settling here more than half a century
ago. Few men more widely known The
remains will arrive in this city tomorrow and
the funeral will take place in tho afternoon.
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BosToN. Aug. 8 During the recent conven-
lion OF colored veterans in this city it stated
n the discussions that the first colored troops
Unlisted in the late came from Massachu-
Betts. Gen. b. +. Butler has to day published
letter in which he states that this is mis-
lake, and he asserts that in 1862 he enlisted
three regiments of colored troops in New Or
leans. and had them in action long time before
colored soldiers were usec elsewhere. He writes
the letter. ne says, to correct error in his
sOfy.
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ILLINOIS.

A Methodist Church Wrecked by Yesterdays
Wind and Rain Storm.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
NATION. Aug. 5.-The heavy wind and rain
storm which swept over this city yesterday
wrecked the Methodist Episcopal Church at
Gays, six: miles west. causing damages to the
extent of $1,000 Fences and frut-trees were
blown down, and much of the fruit was blown
from the trees left standing. No fatalities are
We ranorfad
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The Kentucky Election.

LOUISVILLE, Aug 5.-No additional returns
have been received this morning, and the situa-
ton of the Kentucky election is not changed
from last nights reports Democrats estimate
that Buckners majority is safely over 20. 900.
and though Republicans are claiming that it will
be under that, their claims are not borne out by
the returns. All ths larger counties in.
There only few mountain counties to be
heard from, and giving these all TO Bradley by
increased Republican vote. he will not come
within 10000 of Buckner's vote.
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Mrs William Kern.

Special to the Indianapolis journal.
ELKHART Ind, Aug. 5-Mrs. William Kern,
a well-known lady of this city. stepped to her
gate, this afternoon, to welcome some friends
from abroad. and fell dead at their feet. An at
tack of heart disease, brought on by excitement,
was the cause.
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OBITUARY.
Pardaw Warsley, the Union Spy of the Shen-
andoah-Brief Account of His Career.

Pardaw WarsIey, the Union Spy of the Shen-
andoah-Brief Account of His Career.
JAMESTOWN, n. Y, Aug. 5.-Pardaw Wars
ley, the Union spy of the Shenandoah" died at
his home at Foster Brook, Wednesday, aged
sixty-seven years
Beginning life as fancy goods merchant in
Massachusetts, at the opening of the war of the
Rebellion Warsley raised company Of the
Fourteenth Massachusetts Heavy Artillery. He
was soon afterwards employed By Major general
B. F. Butter in tho name of the United States. to
go into the British provinces. looking to the sys-
to m OF the blockade running in vogue. He was
successful in this mission, for Major-general C.
G. Augur, In his report of Aug. g. 1865, says
that 1t through the instrumentalty of Mr.
Warsley that the extensive system of blockade
running from Baltimore and Washington
broker up. After returning from this trip,
Warsley went out as spy upon Mosby, under
orders from General Augur, although not until
he had returned to Boston and married Helene
Isabella Francis, who survives him. Accompa-
MED by his young wife. Warsley set out, ostensi-
bly, upon peddlng trip through Virginia His
real object was soon suspected bv Mosby. and
spy placed upon his track. The spy
handsome young lady who was 60 be conducted
TO Washington by Warsey. The Union spy
was too smart to be caught, and instead of
using his pass through the Union lines, he con-
Quoted the lady through swamps and byroads
until she became disguised with the trip, and
she returned to Mosby convinced of the loyalty
of Warsiey. Mosby was not con inced and at
one time placed pistol to Warsley's head,
threatening to blow his brains out The young
lady interfered, and Warsey's life saved.
Afterwards, Mosby became his firm friend. fight
ing duel with neL hew of General Lee because
Lieutenant Lee had set guard upon Warsley
and had condemned him spy On two occa-
sons Warsley furnished Information by which
the federal forces were enabled to surround the
house in which Moshv was 1nartered. but the
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Mormons seeking a Eootho,d in Canada.

OTTAWA Ont. Aug. Sin the neighborhood
OF one hundred Mormons from Salt Lake City
are making application to the Dominion gov
eminent for homestead lands in the vicinity of
Medicine Hat. Northwest Territory, with a view
to forming a settlement of the faithful The
matter is now under consideration as to whether
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Minor Notes.

Minor Notes.
Madison will bore for gas. The City Council
now owns over half the capital stock, which is
all subscribed.
Mrs. Mary Renner aged eighty-three, COM
mitted suicide by drowning in cistern at the
home of her son-in-law, d. Schill. three miles
below Madison. yesterday.
Rev. Asbury Gardner. seventy-seven years of
age. for more than half century prominent
minister of the Christian Church, died at Salem
on Tuesday.
The New Castle fair, which begins on Tuesday
Aug. 9, promises TO be one of the most interest
ing exhibitions ever witnessed in Henry county.
number of new and attractive features have
been added this year, and the display will be
even more interesting and extensive than last
year.
ship, Harrison county. few nights since and
stole $50 from Lee Evans: Daniel Keglar lost
SIP, and Joseph Grabel $25 and silver watch.
The thefts are supposed to have been the work
of suspicious characters of that locality, and it
is highly probable that the "Whip Ups" will be
again brought into USE
One of the most successful institutes over held
in Clark county is now in progress in Jefferson
vile. State Superintendent LaFollette is pres
ent and addressed the teachers yesterday. The
instructors Prof. M. Seller. of the faculty of
the State Normal School. Terre Haute Prof.
d. e. Hunter, superintendent of the Corners
vile schools, and Prof. Stalker. of Borden In
stitute, Providence. Ind. The new county
superintendent. Mr.. e. E. Martin, is to be con-
tute
The Henry county teachers institute, which
has been in progress at Newcastle this week,
closed its session Yesterday. There were about
$50 teachers in attendance. and the session
one of unusual interest. Among the instructors
who were present. and contributed much to the
interest of the occasion, were State Superintend-
ent La Toilette, Prof. r. G. Boone. of the State
University; Mrs. II. Z. Davis, of Spieeand; Geo.
T. Bass, of indianapolis; Professor Newlin, of
Spiceland and many others prominent in the
educational interests of the State.
Rev. NJ OReilly. pastor of the Catholic
Church at Valparaiso, died Thursday in his
ffth-third year, of paralysis Deceased
educated at Oberlin, Ohio, and took his theo-
logical course at Mount St. Mary's Seminary
Cincinnati He ordained q priest by the
late Bishop lures twenty five years ago He
member of the Bishops council of theo-
logians. Fourth Provincial Council, Cincin-
natl. and a member of the diocesan school
board; had one of the largest congregations in
the north western part of the State, and recently
completed fine church edifice there. His death
resulted from paralysis caused by overwork.
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INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL. SATURDAY. AUGUST g. 1887

dashing rebel cut his way out and escaped. On
several occasions Warsey got information of
his intended raids upon Washington in time to
allow the authorities to mass their forces and
save the capital AT the time of the assassina-
ton OF President Lincoln Warsley was given
command of squad of detectives. When Booth
killed, Warsley returned to private life, and
for years ran a restaurant in the Bradford oil
6elds
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Mrs. n. Nj. Curtis.

OGDENsBURG, N Y, Aug 5.-The wife of Gen.
N. 81. Curtis died from heart disease, at the
family residence, in this city, last evening, aged
forty-nine years. Mrs Curtlss maiden name
was Emeline Clark. and she native of
Springfield Ill.,
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the actions of Harvey have much sympathy with
the woman who left her home here seven years
ago to become his wife.
Mrs. Harvey came from Phiiadeipnla. where
she had been staying for some time with Mrs.
Charles Langdon, and will remain with her
mother Mrs. Holding for an indefinite period.
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DAILY WEATHER BULLETIN.
Indications

IndICatIOng
WASHINGTON. Aug. 6, L A.
For Indiana-Fair weather; north to west
winds; stationary temperature, except in ex,
treme southern portion, slightly cooler.
For Ohio-Cooler fair weather; shifting to
northwesterly.
For Lower Michigan-Far weather; north
west winds, shifting to southwesterly; slight
changes in temperature.
For Illinois-Fair weather; northwest winds.
becoming variable; cooler in southern portion;
slightly warmer northern portion.
For Wisconsin, Upper Michigan, Minnesota
and 1owa-Fair weather; winds IT ting to
west and south; slightly warmer
Local Weather Record.
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MONO ROUTE"
Louisville, New Aban! and Chicago Railway.
The Short Line 70 chicago and the Northwe
Trains depart and arrive as follows:

Trains depart and arrive follows
Depart
No. IL c. & NJ G. fast mail d. ex. Sun. L i:5O a. m.
No. 10. Chicago night express daily ----11:lO D. M
No. Is. Monon Ac, daily ex. Sunday. 500 p. m.
Arrive
No. g. Cincinnati night express. daily 1886 a. m
No. l. Ind fast mail, daily ex. sunday ::45 o. M
No. IL, Ind Ac daily except Sunday. 800 a. m.
Ticket Offices 26 South Illinois street I46 South
Illinois street, Union Depot, Massachusetts avenue.
e. O. MCCORMICK, q. 2. A.
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